Top Ten Stories of 2021 Part 2

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we wrap up our annual countdown of the top 10 stories of the year that was. We’re joined once again by a special Line opinion panel of journalists from across the state as they offer thoughts and reflections on these defining moments. This week it’s stories #5-#1.

The Line opinion panel:

Julie Ann Grimm, editor and publisher, Santa Fe Reporter

Algernon D’Ammassa, reporter, Las Cruces Sun News

Dan McKay, Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau

Jessica Onsurez, news director, Carlsbad Current Argus